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For the period of the Vietnam War the totals are 1,310,000 between 1955 and 1964, 1,700,000 between 1965–74 and 810,000 between 1975 and 1984. (The estimates for 1955–64 are much higher than other estimates). The sum of those totals is 3,091,000 war deaths between 1955 and 1975. [5] Uppsala University in Sweden maintains the Armed Conflict ...
This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths directly or indirectly caused by the deadliest wars in history. These numbers encompass the deaths of military personnel resulting directly from battles or other wartime actions, as well as wartime or war-related civilian deaths, often caused by war-induced epidemics, famines, or genocides.
Rummel estimated that 39,000 were killed by South Vietnam during the Diem-era in democide; for 1964–75, Rummel estimated 50,000 people were killed in democide. Thus, the total for 1954 to 1975 is about 80,000 deaths caused by South Vietnam. [30]
A war casualty is a military person who is killed, wounded, imprisoned, or missing as a result of war; or a non-military person killed or wounded (civilian casualties). The term casualty is sometimes confused with the term fatality (death).
ea. ^ Cold War – Korea and Vietnam and Middle East-additional US Casualties: North Korea {Cold War} 1959: 1968–69; 1976; 1984 killed 41; Wounded 5; 82 captured/released. [100] USS Liberty incident 1967 killed 34; Wounded 173 by Israeli armed forces; Vietnam War prior to 1964-US Casualties were Laos – 2 killed in 1954; and Vietnam 1946 ...
World War II: 595,606 killed, captured, and missing 300,000 Soviet prisoners Battle of Uman: 1941: World War II: 223,853: Battle of Kiev (included in Barbarossa) 1941: World War II: 761,783 killed, captured, and missing Battle of Bryansk: 1941: World War II: 700,000 Soviet killed, captured and missing German casualties unknown. Battle of Moscow ...
People's Army of Vietnam: Shelling of Cai Lay schoolyard: August 30, 1973 Cai Lậy District, Định Tường province: 32 killed Viet Cong: Re-education camps [8] 1945–1987 North Vietnam. South Vietnam. 26,000–232,000 Communist government of Vietnam (165,200 killed) Government of South Vietnam (65,000 killed) Tân Lập massacre [9 ...
Murder, kidnapping, torture and intimidation were a routine part of Viet Cong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) operations during the Vietnam War.They were intended to liquidate opponents such as officials, leaders, military personnel, civilians who collaborated with the South Vietnamese government, erode the morale of South Vietnamese government employees, cow the populace and boost ...